Direction
Hands
Hands noun - (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child.
Both words in one sentence
- As of A Dance with Dragons, Theon seems to be heading in a similar direction after his prolonged Cold-Blooded Torture at the hands of Ramsay Bolton.
Source: Redemption Equals Affliction -
Foreshadowing: The Governor killing Gavin by emptying his revolver into the general direction of the guy's face after Gavin goes on a murderous power trip foreshadows how the Governor himself will later meet his end at the hands of one of his own people under similar circumstances.
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The myth is partially busted in that their tests showed that in the "draw", and "hostage" positions, the gun could be shot out of the dummy's hands but not in the "shootout" position (as the gun was built to take force in exactly that direction).
Source: Blasting It out of Their Hands
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